Energy company responds to sophisticated ransomware attack by prominent ransomware threat actor group

Client(s) Energy company

Jones Day directed and coordinated the response to a sophisticated ransomware attack by a well-known criminal threat actor group. Jones Day advised the company on all phases of incident response, including legal risk mitigation and engagement with the threat actor, and coordination with law enforcement authorities. Jones Day assisted the company in analyzing and implementing regulatory notification requirements to individuals and to regulators, and in responding to follow up regulatory inquiries. Jones Day also successfully defended the company against a class action brought on behalf of individuals whose information was determined to have been affected in the incident, resolving the matter efficiently and on favorable terms for the client.